LHTEC

CTS800
FLY FURTHER, FASTER AND
MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH
THE CTS800 ENGINE.
PROVIDING OPERATORS
WITH FLEXIBLE MISSION
CAPABILITIES THROUGH
EXTREMELY LOW FUEL
CONSUMPTION IN A SMALL,
LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH
POWER DENSITY PACKAGE.
The LHTEC CTS800 offers helicopter
operators the power to perform, no
matter the mission. The CTS800 enables
longer time on station, outstanding hot
and high performance and reliability in
even the most challenging operational
environments.
Designed for the US Army Comanche
program by LHTEC, a 50:50 partnership
with two of the industry’s leading engine
manufacturers, Honeywell and Rolls-
Royce, the CTS800 has been proven in
service since 2004. Powering a wide
range of helicopters including the Super
Lynx 300, AW159 Wildcat, T129 and,
most recently announced, the new Turkish
Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH), the
CTS800 provides low fuel consumption,
small footprint and high power to weight
ratio. Add to this an extremely competitive
life-cycle cost and one can see why the
CTS800 is such an attractive power plant,
especially for demanding military
applications.
Featuring a modular design, the engine
combines an advanced technology twin
spool compressor, annular combustor,
and four stage turbine. It makes
operating in the world’s most challenging
environments easy thanks to the
integrated Inlet Particle Separator.
Combine this with a fully redundant, dual
channel Full Authority Digital Engine
Control (FADEC) system and the CTS800
is one of the safest helicopter engines in
operation today.
The modular design of the engine enables Providing a low risk, technical solution to the
maintenance to be completed quickly and unique challenges faced in the theatre of
easily. Amazingly only six tools are operation, and proven in service with over a
required to perform all CTS800 O-level dozen Ministries of Defense worldwide, the
maintenance. This modular design engine makes it possible to carry more, fly
combined with the on-condition higher even on hot days, and consume less
maintenance philosophy provides a low fuel. With more than 300,000 in-service flight
direct maintenance cost as well as low hours the CTS800 can be relied upon to
operating costs per flying hour and perform - whatever the mission demands.
significantly reduces the through-life
maintenance cost of the engine.
 Proven in
Service
In service with
operators since 2004

High power
to weight
ratio

Low
maintenance
costs

+300,000
Flight Hours
More than 300,000 Durability
in-service flight hours Locating majority of LRUs on upper
region of engine mitigates risk of
damage proven one of the highest
50:50 MTUR's in a desert environment

Partnership
Honeywell and Substantially enhanced
Rolls-Royce hot & high capability
A 50:50 partnership with
two of the industry’s
leading engine Low Fuel
manufacturers, Honeywell
and Rolls-Royce Consumption

Specification CTS800-4 CTS800-5*

Power shp (kW) 1,362 (1,015) 1,600 (1,193)

Pressure ratio 14:1 14:1

Length in (m) 33.9 (0.86) 33.9 (0.86)

Diameter in (m) 22.1 (0.56) 22.1 (0.56)

Basic weight lb (Kg) 375 (170) 375 (170)

Compressor 2CF 2CF

Turbine 2HP, 2PT 2HP, 2PT

Applications Shinmaywa US-2 BLC, Leonardo Super Lynx, Leonardo

Lynx MK9A, Leonardo AW159, ATAK Team T129, Sikorsky
X-2 demonstrator, Turkish Light Utility Helicopter
* Not yet certified
The CTS800 lead the fleet engines have accumulated over
2,500 hours in service, of which over 1,700 was in a dusty
desert environment. The engines experienced no shop visits or
significant maintenances beyond lined or scheduled.
Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company
450 South Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46221 USA
N61-1591-000-002
For more information visit: June 2017
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